b'MEMBER NEWS MEMBER NEWSNew Vessel Joins San Francisco Bay Ferry FleetS anFranciscoBayFerryofficiallywelcomed the high-speed pas-sengervesselMV DelphinusintoitsfleetinMarch.TheferryarrivedinFebruaryandquicklyenteredservicetohelprelievefeelavailabilityissues.The 320-passenger MVDelphinus,thesecondintheDoradoclass,willoperateprimarilyontheVallejoroutewhich has the highest ridership inthe system with more than 700,000passengersoverthepastyear.Poweredbytwowaterjetengineswithaservicespeedof36knots,itcanhandlethe MarineDesign.Allthreecompanies vesselsintheDoradoclasswithdeliv-routeinonehour.Thevesselscombi- are PVA members. Vessel construc- eryexpectedin2025and2026.nationofspeedandsizemeansitcan tionwasfundedthroughtheFederaloperateonallSFBayFerryroutes. TransitAdministrationandtheState Design modifications made to MV ofCaliforniasProposition1Bincol- Delphinus in response to passengerMVDelphinus was built by Mavrik laborationwiththeCaliforniaOffice feedbackincludevinylsidingaddedtoMarine and construction manage- ofEmergencyServices.Construction aportionoftheseconddecktoprovidementserviceswereprovidedbyAurora isunderwayforthethirdandfourth additionalshelter,withheaterssoontobeinstalledinthatsection.Improvedbike racks are being fabricated andwill be installed on MVDelphinus andMV Dorado.SFBayFerrywasthefastestgrowingtransitoperatorintheregionpriortothepandemic,withmorethanthreemillion passengers in 2019. UnderPower 2 . 0 the agencys Pandemic RecoveryProgram, which took effect in JulyEfficient power for your needs 2021,ferryridershiphasrecovered80percentofpre-pandemiclevels.SFBayThrough high torque at low revs, prompt powerFerryhascarried2.3millionpassen-PHOTO: SAN FRANCISCO BAY FERRYresponse, and agile performance, Scania enginesgersoverallinthepastyear.allow operators to utilize the appropriate amount of power at all times. Our job is to help you run a reliable and efficient operation. Today and tomorrow. MV DelphinusisthethirteenthU.S.Environmental Protection AgencyTier4orTier4equivalentvesselinthewww.scaniausa.com na.contact@scania.com SFBayFerryfleet.FOGHORN 36'